The state fair ramblings will post roughly about this time nightly, give or take. Also, for a more full effect, stalk my Facebook page for pics, videos, and other tidbits that might not be in the blog post. Please excuse any typos, as these posts are being posted rather late in the evening. Thanks. :-)
I'm tired, folks. If you paid any attention to my heading yesterday, it read "Rob's Stata Fair Ramlbings." Please excuse any typos that might pop up and credit them to late nights. Thanks! :-)
Today was a rain check day. My friend wasn't feeling well Monday, and I asked you if you'd be willing to say a prayer for her. Thanks for doing that, even though you may not have even known who she was. She was feeling getter today, so we made tonight our annual traditional fair night. We immediately noticed how less crowded the fair was this evening. The lines for the food were very short, and the aisles in the buildings were clear. We decided that from here on out. our fair day would be Thursday, as it was very easy going. We started out in the Domestic Arts building. She is a quilter, and loves to look at the quilts on display. She will explain how they were pieced together and what kind of design it is. I just stand there and take it all in, I just like to admire them. At each section, we picked our favorite design to see if we both liked the same one, and we were about 50/50. I showed her my cookie, and she agreed that mine looked better than 2nd place, and she even ventured to say that it looked better than 1st!
From there, we walked through the buildings looking for free stuff. The walkways in the buildings were very clear, and getting through was a breeze! Of course, we fared well at the Union Booth. We got some pretty good stuff. At one booth, they gave us some inflatable tubes that make a cool sound when you hit them together. Thundersticks, I think they called them. I showed my friend where all of the free samples were. We got to try dips, honey, coffee, bread, etc. After touring the buildings, we were ready to eat, so we went with the epic Pronto Pup! I've had 3 of them so far at the fair this year, and you just can't go wrong with these "banquets on a stick," as the Pronto Pup people call them. To their credit. they offer Granny's Mustard as a topping! As we were walking and eating our Pronto Pups, we were searching for a large metal elephant. You will find it north of the Bison Arena, and it's on the left. It is pretty good-sized, and I was surprised that I hadn't seen it or heard of it. My friend simply loves elephants, and she said that finding this elephant was her big find of the fair week for her. We also noticed that this large metal elephant had a $3000 price tag on it! There were other metal sculptured displayed for sale, but this elephant was the largest.
We decided to tale a walk down the Midway, and that's where we started seeing all kinds of kids that we knew from school and Boys & Girls Club. We got and gave lots of hugs and high-fives, and got to say "hello" to a lot of parents. There was one kid in particular that was there with his family, and it seems that everywhere we went, they were there, too. We later had a candid conversation about who was stalking who.. LOL.
We spent about 3 hours at the fair walking and looking and enjoying the fun atmosphere. On our way toward the exit gates, we stopped at the petting zoo to pet the baby goats. One of them tried to eat my shirt! And I'll be doggoned if another goat didn't reach his head into my bag and pull out one of my thundersticks! I reached through the gate to grab it, and my friend had a really good chuckle at the whole scene! My friend and I always have a lot of fun and a lot of laughs at the State fair. Tomorrow begins the 2nd and final weekend of the fair. :-( Tomorrow is Ag Innovation day, and will spotlight agriculture in our community. If that's something that interests you, you'll find it at the fair! The past few nights have been school nights, and I haven't been able to stay out late. Tomorrow is Friday, so I'll be able to spend some extra time out there, and hopefully finish seeing everything I am hoping to see. Today's steps: 13,500. I'll beat it tomorrow! Thanks for reading, and God bless you!
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